I notice it says that installation difficulty is &quot;medium&quot; and requires 1.5 hours, yet it appears only four bolts are needed to attach.

Can you provide a bit of detail? It is doable with a couple of ramps to drive the car up onto? Will this item hamper access to the under side of the engine (e.g., simply taking off the plastic cover underneath)?

[quote author=biggee72 link=topic=146996.msg3161735#msg3161735 date=1244147845]
I believe the exhaust down pipe needs to be re routed or moved to get the x brace to fit. Only reason I haven't bought one yet.
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I don't believe that is the case. I'll try to dig up the install instructions so you guys can take a look.

[quote author=biggee72 link=topic=146996.msg3161735#msg3161735 date=1244147845]
I believe the exhaust down pipe needs to be re routed or moved to get the x brace to fit. Only reason I haven't bought one yet.
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Due to the part that angles towards the ground, the soon-to-be-lowered stance of my car, and the overall shittiness of the roads where I live, I don't think this is a viable option for me. Although the deal at Steeda right now is making this hard to ignore.

I also think you need a little more than basic hand tools to get those bolts off the car. I tried removing them with a torque wrench when I installed my h-brace and those suckers would not budge. Who knows, maybe I was just being a little bitch-girl about using force

[quote author=FusionLife link=topic=146996.msg3162863#msg3162863 date=1244181711]
I also think you need a little more than basic hand tools to get those bolts off the car. I tried removing them with a torque wrench when I installed my h-brace and those suckers would not budge. Who knows, maybe I was just being a little bitch-girl about using force
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Silly question, but why would you use a torque wrench to remove a bolt?

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